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Association Brain Food: 11.8.24

Reid All About it

Chazin & Company describes what association CEOs should expect of their financial and accounting teams , so staff and volunteer leadership have the necessary financial information to answer questions, make data-driven decisions and fulfill their fiduciary duty. Instead, it is about engaging with the community to meet a common purpose.”

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Association Brain Food: 4.18.25

Reid All About it

Learn which AI tools are delivering the most value for event professionals today, how to measure event ROI in ways that resonate with leadership, what elements of in-person events cannot be replicated digitally, expert predictions for event industry trends in the next 12 months, and insights into upcoming innovations at INBOUND and Eventastic.

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Five Reasons Why Lockstep Board Leadership Succession Makes No Sense

Virtual

Once in a while we encounter an organization with a structured leadership succession process that makes no sense except, perhaps, to the founders who concocted it. I like to call this the lockstep board leadership succession model. Many worthy leadership candidates just won’t hang around for a decade waiting for their shot.

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Leadership Might be Prime for Another Big Evolution

Smooth The Path

Is climbing a telephone pole in a snowstorm a better job than being the United States President? This got me thinking about leadership styles. Maybe the next successful leadership type to emerge will be leaders who lead more in partnership with their members. Will we call this collaborative leadership?

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Association Subculture: In Defense of Stormy Leadership

Association Subculture

In Defense of Stormy Leadership. I just finished reading a blog post on SmartBlog on Leadership called " What Kind of Weather Are You Making.". Leadership skills are all refined with practice and experience. But to reduce "best leadership skills" to "being sunny" just doesnt cut it for me. Labels: leadership.

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Why Going Global Might Require Some DEI Tweaks

Associations Now

United States-based associations looking to expand want to preserve their DEI goals, but some don’t always translate. The issues that are being faced in the United States are different from the issues in Nigeria, or that you will face in Europe. Take the time to understand others’ perspectives, one expert suggests.

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Association Brain Food: 1.19.24

Reid All About it

It will also explore which business functions are leading the way, how leadership is supporting AI efforts, and how policies are affecting adoption. The United States of Associations The United States of Associations seeks to assemble association professionals from across the country for a fast-paced exchange of ideas.